Michael Matheson 'needs to go' says Douglas Ross as he attacks SNP over £11,000 iPad scandal

AT FMQs today Douglas Ross continued to push the SNP over Michael Matheson's £11,000 bill scandal.

Under-fire Health Secretary Michael Matheson “needs to go for the good of our NHS”, Conservative leader Douglas Ross said as he demanded the minister is sacked for claiming almost £11,000 of taxpayers’ money to pay iPad roaming charges.

Mr Matheson admitted earlier this month that his two teenage sons had contributed to the data charges by using his Holyrood-issued iPad as a hotspot so they could watch football while on a family holiday to Morocco last Christmas.

But the minister previously claimed there had been no personal use of the device during the trip, and Mr Ross accused the Health Secretary of “dishonesty”.

A poll published on Wednesday found 61% of Scots believe Mr Matheson should resign following the revelations.

Referring to those findings as he raised the issue at First Minister’s Questions in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, Mr Ross said the “vast majority of Scots believe he should stand down”.

He said people can see Mr Matheson is “not focused on the day job”, and added: “In the middle of an NHS crisis, the public need to trust the Health Secretary. They don’t.

“Nurses and doctors when they meet him, they need to know that he is honest. He’s not.

“The Health Secretary has lost the confidence of the country and he needs to go for the good of our NHS.”
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